VoIP Supplies New Communication Technology
Say what you will about West Virginia, but thanks to VoIP Supply, LLC of Buffalo, there’s no joking around when it comes to communication systems and campus security at Alderson-Broaddus College in Philippi, a sleepy little town known best for being the site of the first Civil War battle.
As today marks the anniversary of the Virginia Tech massacre, many universities are still scrambling to design systems that would allow broad notification to students and staff in the event of an emergency. When Alderson-Broaddus (AB) College wanted a new way to expand measures to keep its university community safe, yet still adhere to a modest budget and allow flexibility of service, Art Miller of VoIP Supply answered their call. The 600+ student college now uses VoIP technology to link dorm rooms and faculty to a network. Among the many features VoIP offers, in the event of an emergency, a paging code can automatically and simultaneously dial hundreds of phones to convey critical information.
VoIP, usually pronounced “voyp”, is yet another four-letter-acronym in the internet technology world. Expanded, the techno-term offers some clarification: Voice over Internet Protocol. Without diving too deep, this is the new technology that will improve the way we communicate. Essentially, voice signals – traditionally carried over copper wires, are now converted into a form that can be transmitted over a computer network. VoIP is referred to as IP Telephony because it uses Internet Protocols to transmit voice-data packets over virtually any network. This new technology is gaining traction as more businesses, consumers, and universities realize the cost of VoIP service is substantially lower than that of traditional phone systems and service. The many value-added features that VoIP offers is quickly making it the obvious choice over “land lines” as the national fiber infrastructure grows and improves.
Founded in 2002 and located on Sonwil Drive near the airport, VoIP Supply, LLC announced yesterday that it won Business First’s coveted, “Best Place to Work in Western New York” in the Medium (50-100 employee) category – beating out 17 other nominated companies. In addition, this local gem has earned a spot on the 2007 Inc. 500 and was number 45 on Entrepreneur Magazine’s Hot 100 Fastest Growing Companies in the US.
To paraphrase Al Gore, Buffalo is changing its stripes. We’re slowly shedding our rusty-old-factory city image that many still incorrectly believe to be true. Dynamic entrepreneurial companies like VoIP Supply, LLC are already here, and more keep popping up all the time.
VoIP Supply, LLC www.voipsupply.com
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Keith
Ft. Sumter was the first Civil War battle, Philippi was the first land battle. /geekalert
Good article though.
On a side note--I just read the paper in Science magazine about the new therapy being developed by Cleveland Biolabs and Roswell to help normal cells deal with radiation treatment. Very promising. This could be a big shot in the arm (ha ha) for the medical campus.
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d00723
It's nice to see companies willing to get grounded in the community as oppose to leave. Wish more would do the same.
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AtwaterLouse
Good to see a business-related article. Also good to see apparently that BR is becoming more open to writing something positive about something in the suburbs.
However, if anybody anywhere in the universe began an article with "Say what you will about Buffalo, but...", BR would likely throw a tantrum about it.
AtwaterLouse
Sorry, didn't close html tag. -- hopefully this fixes it. (a comment preview/edit feature would be nice.)
Good to see a business-related article. Also good to see apparently that BR is becoming more open to writing something positive about something in the suburbs.
However, if anybody anywhere in the universe began an article with "Say what you will about Buffalo, but...", BR would likely throw a tantrum about it.
If BR is outraged about lame digs at Buffalo, it should avoid the same practice. There's nothing wrong with W Virginia. Also, the ending claims that Buffalo is "changing its stripes" and "more keep popping up all the time" both sound like overstatements. I don't know if those are true or not.
The article was good, and would've been better without the first and last paragraphs. That might sound too critical but it's meant to be constructive.
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al-alo
i have to agree, leave the mountain state alone.
ive worked and lived in WV for short periods and loved every minute. no matter where I was, people were friendly and hospitable. frankly, it took me a bit of time to adjust to waving to every passing vehicle.
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chris69
Do people in Buffalo need to be reminded that the reason UB has supercomputers and a Center for Excellence in Life Sciences and Bioinformatics and Earthquake research, etc is because the conduit for high speed voice and data networking between the US and Canada passes through Buffalo?
So, why is it a shock that there is a successful telecommunications company in Buffalo?
The real shock is why isnt there a Center for Excellence in Telecommunications, netwoking and ecommerce!!!!!
The real shock is why isnt Canisius, UB and Buffalo State working to get a Center for Excellence in these areas?
The real shock is why arent there business incubators and small business incentives for businesses in these areas
The real shock is why there isnt more companies already in Buffalo representing these industries!
Not shocked at what we have....shocked at how little we have!!!!!!
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ArkoWillie
I find Chris69's comments to be shocking.
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sbrof
are they supplying UB's conversion to VOIP? If not why?
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mjs
I would suggest the problem lies in NYS. why is it we still are losing corporate headquarters, eg; Benderson development? If you speak to people like Wilmers from M&T or Hunt from hunt real estate, they would say we are over regulated and over taxed. the only upstate area with a decent economy interestingly enough is our own state capital, albany, taking our tax dollars and putting it into nanotech, in the billions of dollars. Interesting to see the chip fab plant that was supposed to help "depressed" areas of upstate is actually planned for Saratoga county, one of the most wealthy upstate county's. That's our tax dollars at work for you. MJS
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BackInBuffalo
Don't want to get technical, but the author's opening paragraph was not a dig or joke about WV, so much as it was acknowledgment that there are jokes about WV... Waving at cars. That's funny.
Area universities ought to look to VoIP Supply for their needs - it would be very contradictory and really just plain dumb if they feel the need to look elsewhere (ie. out of WNY)
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AtwaterLouse
BackInBuffalo - I see your point, but it looks like a little dig at W.V., and it contributed no use to the substance of the article. I'm all for people everywhere having thicker skins, but it just seemed with the hypersensitive chip on shoulder that many BROers have about even the slightest perceived dig against Buffalo, that they'd be hollering if anyone used that exact same wording directed this way.
BackInBuffalo and sbrof - Those who want preferences to Buffalo cos for all procurements at UB (or Canisuis, Buff State, etc.) should be consistent and also advocate that all universities/colleges not located in Buffalo also give preferences in favor of cos owner nearest to their locations.
That policy enforced everywhere might result in a net loss of business for this or other Buffalo cos - who knows. There's at least one web software co in Buffalo that I remember hearing of (located in Larkin Bldg at least at one time) who sells some web services to many colleges across the U.S. A "buy local" policy at all colleges nationwide would greatly reduce the customer base of that co for example and end up costing jobs in Buffalo.
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